Hungary vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from solar
Hungary
10.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
18.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Hungary
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 18.18 terawatt-hours against 10.74 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 7.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Hungary ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 80 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2962 terawatt-hours | 0.0646 terawatt-hours | 0.2316 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6.31 terawatt-hours | 5.65 terawatt-hours | 0.6583 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Hungary or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 18.18 terawatt-hours against 10.74 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Hungary and Saudi Arabia?
- 7.44 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Hungary ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.